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victoriascotta's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and War
Moderate: Death of parent
jdjulia96's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore and War
elledanie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Do not recommend—doesn’t live up to all the hype. Where was the fantasy?? Was it seriously only the magical typewriter thing? The supernatural creatures we barely saw? “Divine” being used as simply an adjective instead of referring to anyone’s magic or abilities or anything related to gods/goddesses is so lame. No one warned us that this was primarily a WWI book like?? No thx!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Abandonment
mandersmarie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
downtown_kb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Iris is an aspiring newspaper journalist with a very unique typewriter and a maddening rival at the newspaper where she wants to land a permanent job.
3.5 stars rounded up.
While I did enjoy this I just kind of felt like something was missing the whole time, or that I wanted a little bit more substance to it? There was a lot of potential for world building here that just wasn't delivered on. It all seemed like the reader was dropped in the middle of a fantasy world but never really allowed to get beyond the surface. I wanted deeper world-building and the overarching point of the story just didn't seem to exist. Lots of day to day happenings and then the ending slams quite a bit of plot into the final pages but not in a way that leaves me dying to know more.
I enjoyed the development of Kit and Iris' story and I love anything that involves letter writing. I honestly would have liked this part of the story to be drawn out more. I enjoyed this take on the story of "you've got mail"/"shop around the corner"/the play "Parfumerie by Miklós László" where enemies are pen pals but with added dramatic irony. However, I became very frustrated with Iris towards the end.
I did spoiler myself a bit with some of the plot of book 2 and so I won't be continuing this duology. It sounds like we go back and repeat plot due to amnesia and just, no thanks.
On audio this is decent but not outstanding.
3.5 stars rounded up.
While I did enjoy this I just kind of felt like something was missing the whole time, or that I wanted a little bit more substance to it? There was a lot of potential for world building here that just wasn't delivered on. It all seemed like the reader was dropped in the middle of a fantasy world but never really allowed to get beyond the surface. I wanted deeper world-building and the overarching point of the story just didn't seem to exist. Lots of day to day happenings and then the ending slams quite a bit of plot into the final pages but not in a way that leaves me dying to know more.
I enjoyed the development of Kit and Iris' story and I love anything that involves letter writing. I honestly would have liked this part of the story to be drawn out more. I enjoyed this take on the story of "you've got mail"/"shop around the corner"/the play "Parfumerie by Miklós László" where enemies are pen pals but with added dramatic irony. However, I became very frustrated with Iris towards the end.
I did spoiler myself a bit with some of the plot of book 2 and so I won't be continuing this duology.
On audio this is decent but not outstanding.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
samspur's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Really enjoyed this story! The plot was exciting and different from what I’ve been reading. The romance storyline was compelling but fade to black (makes sense because it’s more of a YA book).
It’s more of a Divine Co-workers or Divine Acquaintances. That would be more accurate. But I’m not mad about it!
It’s more of a Divine Co-workers or Divine Acquaintances. That would be more accurate. But I’m not mad about it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and War
mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A girl writes letters to her long lost brother in war.. except they aren’t going to him.. they’re going to her rival at the newspaper company. With war, news, enemies to lovers, found family, the sorrows of war, and a hope for a better tomorrow, divine rivals is a great read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
foreverbooked15's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and War
karlin0336's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing and Sexual content
linakats20's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.5
I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the sequel. I liked the pacing of the story, slow enough to make you fall in love with the characters but fast enough that it didn’t feel stale. The plot had some good twists and turns, however, there were a few things I found a bit too predictable. Iris is also slightly annoying, but really not terrible. Overall, this book has really helped to pull me out of a reading slump.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Vomit